yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nin2thevoid:
Kies is Samsung's official update tool, which connects with your phone while it is running. Obviously, this makes Kies useless when your phone won't run properly and especially not when it is almost completely bricked (won't even start up at all).

Odin connects with your phone when it is in download mode (which Kies also eventually uses when doing an update, if I recall correctly). Download mode doesn't require the phone to boot up so is usually accessible even when the OS is totally messed up. It allows you to directly transfer and install files to your phone's filesystem and even repartition the filesystem if needed, allowing you to fix whatever went wrong by putting a fresh and clean ROM of your choice on the device.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] #1RAGE:
I had the same problem except doing a factory reset brought it back to life.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lightarrow:
How can you do a factory reset without recovery ???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
putting in an external sdcard will bring back recovery (i assume because the phone has the ability to write data to something since the internal is un-writable)..........however, factory reset has not worked for me or many others. factory reset only seems to work when you can get into recovery without the external sdcard (showing the internal sdcard is fine)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
[HELP PLS] almost bricked I9000

Hi guys,

could you help me?

I almost bricked my voodooed i9000. It was in JPP JPA with Voodoo5 pre6.

I tried to mod the battery icon but it ****ed (see there http://xdaforums.com/show...65419&page=125).

Now, I have a black screen with some vibrations.

Recovery is still there (3e :-(

Download should be there (why not?)

May I flash

only voodoo kernel?

JPP_JPA upgrade (then, how to disable voodoo? without operating unit?)

Help me, please.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
Considering those "battery mods" only touch /system/framework

A mere pda of that rom will fix it.

As an alternative, if u can get adb access while phone is vibrating n wht not, then you can just push the stock framework-res and restart.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
Thank you for your help.

I don't think I can go with adb since /system is read-only in Froyo and I had to use SGS tools to have it read/write.

Do you think that I can only flash the Voodoo kernel? I don't know if it includes framework or not. If so, I shouldn't frighten about disabling lagfix.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
Do you have adb setup ?

Sgs tools doesnt do anything adb can't unless usb debugging was off

So if u have adb can you plz let your phone boot and type

adb devices

And tell me if at any point you see ur device
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
Yes, I can see it:

Perhaps, I can try the ADB method again but remember that when I tried to go back from the mod

I encountered the following message:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
well, I cannot get SU from ADB SHELL

It tells "segmentation fault".

IN fact, I cannot superuser autorisation.

AAARRGGG, that phone vibrating on my desk breaks my nerves !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vln_Thomas:
Okay try this:

If you´re able to wipe your data in Recoverymode, try it. But after wiping you have to shutdown the phone. It should not restart, otherwise voodoo gets refreshed.

If you´re data was wiped, use Odin to flash a new Froyo Version. You need to go directly into Downloadmode, be prepared in Odin. If you try to start your phone before flashing a new FW, Voodoo will try to reinstall itself and you won´t solve the problem.

This worked for me about 1 week ago.

Hopefully you´ll fix it, good luck!

Thomas
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
and through ADB I get
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
I recently put JPA on my unit as well. I suggest you check out the Doc Froyo rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=817703

Here is what I did...

1) Boot into CWM recovery and use nandroid to backup current install.

2) Boot phone into download mode.

3) Open odin 1.3 and connect phone via USB.

4) For odin, choose the following settings...

- Check Re-Partition.

- Select s1_odin_20100512.pit for PIT file.

- Select CODE_I9000XWJM8.tar.md5 for PDA.

- Select MODEM_I9000XXJM4.tar.md5 for Phone.

(can be downloaded from http://www.multiupload.com/FCYKST8QBO password samfirmware.com)

5) Click Start to flash JM8

6) Let phone boot up, turn off once it boots up, and boot back into download mode.

7) Click Reset in odin and choose the following settings...

- Uncheck Re-Partition.

- Select s1_odin_20100803.pit for PIT file.

- Select JPA_JP4_U_JPP.tar for PDA file.

(can be downloaded from http://www.multiupload.com/1XY3Q9VSCM password samfirmware.com)

8) Click Start to flash JPA.

9) Let phone boot up, turn off once it boots up, and boot back into download mode.

10) Click Reset in odin and choose the following settings...

- Make sure Re-Partition is still unchecked

- Select CF-Root-JPJPA-v1.2-Busybox-1.17.1.tar for PDA file.

(can be downloaded from http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=419079&d=1287007976)

11) Click Start to root JPA. Once completed and phone reboots, Odin can be closed.

12) Put the following files onto the onboard SD card...

- 0_Doc_XWJPA_v7.6.2.zip

- 1_JPA_JPO_base_to_medium_v1.0.zip

- 2_JPA_JPO_medium_to_full_v1.0.zip

- JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Extended_Circle.zip

(All can be downloaded from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=817703)

13) Reboot phone into Recovery mode (You will notice that it is CWM recovery)

14) To have a full themed install, Install zip files from SD card in the following order.

- 0_Doc_XWJPA_v7.6.2.zip

- 1_JPA_JPO_base_to_medium_v1.0.zip

- 2_JPA_JPO_medium_to_full_v1.0.zip

- JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Extended_Circle.zip

15) Reboot to make sure all is well and everything is applied.

16) Reboot back into recovery mode and enable tweaks/lagfixes. You can enable voodoo or one of the other lag fixes. I went with the No RFS stardard option which changes RFS over to ext4 for all partitions.

This has been running stable for me and has been VERY enjoyable for the speed. I came from JPM which was lagfixed as well, but this JPA setup with Doc Froyos rom has made this thing awesome.

I hope this helps. If you wanting the circle battery mod, lagfix, startup speed tweaks, enhanced notification bar icons, etc, I suggest this process. I've tried multiple ROMs and lagfixes so far, and the process I laid out has given me the best results so far.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
K w/e if u can't get adb to work (w/ root access)

Then just do the other option i suggested. Flash the .tar for pda. Remove the kernel n modem or w/e u don't want to flash. That should replace everything in /system
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fr4gg0r:
do this

"adb root"

"adb shell"

or if it not works, try "adb kill-server" and then again "adb root", "adb shell"
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
If it's just the framework stuff causing the problem, you should be able to just flash the JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Ex tended_Circle.zip I mentioned in my post which replaces the framework stuff with custom themed ones. You can use if I remember correctly something like the following...

adb push JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Ex tended_Circle.zip /sdcard/JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Ex tended_Circle.zip

Then reboot into recovery and choose that zip (if you have clockworkmods recovery) Otherwise you would need to do this...

adb push JPA_V7_Androdena_Galassia_Proper_Optimised_AOSP_Ex tended_Circle.zip /sdcard/update.zip

and then use the install update.zip or install additional software option depending upon your recovery version. I suggest using the instructions I posted which provides all of the stuff you probably want.... I know that's why I did it ;). My phone now looks and performs VERY well. Thanks to the entire android community!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyfawcett:
I took my phone to a Bell franchise store and they just sent it in after I showed proof of purchase.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
adb root gives:

It is a pity because I cannot access the sdcard either. I would like to create disable-lagfix folder on it but I cannot acces it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
Did you root your phone? If you check out my post on page one, I provide a link and instructions on how to do it.... Steps 9-11...

Since that uses odin, you only need access to download mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
Hmm... using that root package may not actually work entirely for you because it's not a modified kernel which support voodoo.

If you can do a fresh install (not worried about current settings/customizations) I recommend following my instructions on page one of this thread. It will give you everything you seem to be looking for, and probably more.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
I left out one thing in my posted instructions. The APN settings for your provider may not be in place. I am with bell, and here is all I had to do to get my data communications working again...

1. Press the Menu key

2. Tap Settings

3. Tap Wireless controls

4. Tap Mobile networks

5. Tap Access Point Names

6. Press the Menu key

7. Tap New APN

Name: Bell Internet

APN: pda.bell.ca

Proxy: web.wireless.bell.ca

Port: 80

MMSC: http://mms.bell.ca/mms/wapenc

MMS proxy: web.wireless.bell.ca

MMS port: 80

MCC: 302

MNC: 610

APN type: Internet + mms

Authentication Type: none
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Namulator:
I noticed your with orange... Here is a thread with those APN settings...

http://android.modaco.com/content/general-discussion/279647/orange-uk-mms-settings/
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
Well, I think that I will be obliged to go through a full install with repartition since I cannot disable voodoo lagfix before reflashing JPA_JP4_U_JPP.tar update.

Too bad.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
Thank you very, I think that I won't have any problem with APN.

I had none at first install of JPA.

Let's go for a full install :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmj12:
@ nin2thevoid

Thanks for explaining this. I'm trying to take it all in as much as I can. Let's hope it makes sense to me when I come to sort it out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amoldhapare:
I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.......SO TO SAVE MY PHONE I FLASHED IT WITH THE LATEST XXJP2 ROM WHICH USES ODIN......THIS WAY I DONT HAVE TO GO THRU RECOVERY MODE........ALSO ONE HITCH IS IT INSTALLS 3e RECOVERY..........BUT I DOWNGRADED IT TO JP 8 VERSION AND THEN INSTALLED ONE OF THE CUSTOM FROYO ROMS........HURRAY.........JUST A MATTER OF PATIENCE AND U WILL GET THRU.........FOR MORE DETAILS SEND ME A QUICK REPLY...........
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharky34:
Thanx for ur support, guys.

I went through a all fresh flash: jm5, jpp, universal lagfix, root, reinstall apps. I lost apps, sms, ... Of course.

Looks good even if a little laggy, more than voodoo.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chairstacker:
[Q] Is it bricked for good?

hi there - can somebody help?

after the froyo upgrade on my Galaxy S i9000 I had some trouble with the messaging app - worked around that by using handcent for a while, but got annoyed that it wasn't integrated into the other phone apps that well

so I did a factory reset and installed a few apps again before I had to reboot the phone, but now it seems dead

the 'Galaxy S' screen - white letters on black background - still comes up, but then there is first a single and 20 seconds later a triple buzz. just like when an app FCs on you. but the animated S-logo doesn't come up any more and the phone keeps buzzing now and then

the phone - t-mobile build - never supported the 3-button modes for recovery or download mode. when I needed recovery mode, I did that via adb

I guess that with the factory reset the USB-debugging mode went away and so I have no chance getting access to the phone at the moment at all - not even as an USB device

anybody got any ideas what's the issue & how to fix it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almi88:
You can find on the forum a home-made device using a USB connector and some resistors that will put you in download mode. After that flash any ROM you like through ODIN. Hope that helps. Good luck
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chairstacker:
Thanks almi88

got the resistor, but having trouble to get it to work - not easy to get access to the right pins of the micro-USB

will keep trying
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
[Q] Bricked Galaxy S :(

Hi!

I think I just bricked my Galaxy S GT-I9000 :(

I can only see the galaxy S logo and then even the animation is not comming up. My phone is rooted and has the 3 button recovery fix. I can also access it through Odin, but I can not reboot into download mode.

When I enter recoverey mode I get this error:

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open CACHE:recovery/log

All started when I tried to flash this ROM: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=814228

I was running froyo that I got from this ROM:

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831038

Any chances to get it fixed? Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
OK I just noticed that the kernel was supposed to run on an unlagfixed ROM (while mine had lag fixes). I hope this is not too bad that I did :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhiru1602:
Get it done somewhere for a few bucks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chairstacker:
thanks

almost as helpful as "you shouldn't have messed with it in the first place" ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jastonas:
Do you ENTER into recovery? And what recovery mod do you have? Clockwork?

Have you tried flashing another rom?

Is the update.zip there?

WHEN does it show up the error message...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
Yes I enter into recovery and I have "clockworkmod recovery v2.5.1.0 lagfix edition". I don't have another ROM in the phone and the only update.zip that I have is the one that roots the phone.

The error message shows all the time when I am on recovery.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhiru1602:
Flash Froyo again and do it all over.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jastonas:
But if he had 2.1, rooted and then flash a 2.2 rom?

How will he flash 2.2? Is there an .exe yet to flash ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
Is there any way I can do that? I mean, I can not go into download mode and I can not place any files in my internal sd..

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snehal2671:
[Q] Need Help! Phone is in semi-bricked state...

My Galaxy was on ZSJPD firmware couple of hours ago and I wanted to switch to XXJPO.

As per the instructions on samfirmware I first flashed XWJM8 wtih RE-Partition and 512.pit.

But the flashing wasn't successful. It got stuck on reboot with the error msg,

update media, please wait

E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10

(invalid argument)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:

your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu

for format and reboot actions.

copy default media content failed

I simply rebooted the phone and flashed XXJPO without re-partition and 803.pit

Again after reboot I got the same error like before.

I tried a suggestion that I found,

flashed XWJM8 with repartition and 512.pit

and then I flashed XXJPM without repartition and 803.pit

Although the flashing was successful,

My phone reboots normally, after the Galaxy animation my phone shows a blank screen... and it randomly vibrates...

Nothing appears on the screen at all...

and the two keys (options and return) have the back light on continuously.

Please help me with some ideas !!!

Your inputs are much appreciated...

Thanks a ton in advance :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4l.kaido:
You're just missing the base files necessary for your phone to boot. Go download a JM9 rom, flash with .512 pit and re-partition. Then flash with your new rom WITHOUT re-partition. Should fix the problem

Sent from my GT-I9000 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b4l.kaido:
Flash JPO with .803 pit.

Sent from my GT-I9000 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snehal2671:
Ok let me try that.

But can I upgrade to XXJPO from XWJM9 ?

One more doubt...

on samfirmware(dot)com/WEBPROTECT-i9000.htm

In the firmware list it says XXJPO and check note $

But in the note it says XWJPO, is it XXJPO or XWJPO exactly ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
Good news! I was able to put my phone into Downloading mode!! I did this by holding Menu+Power+Volume DOWN(not up)!

The problem now is with the lagfix. I am not able to remove it. Is there a ROM that does not need lagfix disabled?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snehal2671:
I flashed JPO with 803.bit without re-partition.

Still the same blank screen!

Any other ideas ??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snehal2671:
Please help me guys... I cant seem to find a fix for this :(

I guess I know what mistake I did.

I forgot to turn on the USB debugging before flashing ;(

But how to fix it now ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
Now I got a bit further. I found the original ROM, installed it and now I get past the starting screen with the samsung logo, then I get past the second screen with the animation and then the diaplay turns black and the phone vibrates every now and then. To be honest I am a bit scared
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajuki:
I suggest you to use the forums search too.

Your problem of very generic. Just flash the right package. You to recovery (not download) and wipe clean cache.

Search before you post my friend.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyyqqq:
OK problem solved. This thread helped very much:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728102

Just for the record:

By Odin PIT 512, they mean the file s1_odin_20100512.pit

JG5 is the official ROM from July 2010, I9000XWJG5.tar
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro95accord:
Will this work?? Anyone try it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjDkShT-65Y
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dustee:
Would you please elaborate more on the underlined part.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pro95accord:
sure. I did adb reboot download and that rebooted the phone into download mode.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjAbu:
This worked!! THANK YOU!!! Only 20 sec is enough!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RGreen:
Bricked by flashing pit-file only

Hi everyone!

I'm in trouble with my Samsung Galaxy S.

I've flashed it by Odin using pit-file only (no PDA, PHONE, etc.), and now it isn't working at all. The only thing the phone shows is this:

rst_stat = 0x1
pmic_irq1 = 0x0
pmic_irq2 = 0x0
pmic_irq3 = 0x0
pmic_irq4 = 0x0
pmic_status1 = 0x00
pmic_status2 = 0x0

This text is written in red small letters on black screen.

Btw, when phone is showing this text, Odin sees it, but flashing stops on "setup connection".

Are there any ways to deal with this problem?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RGreen:
Wow! I've fixed it:

-took out the battery for 10 minutes

-put it back

-tried to access download mode (volume buttons + usb)

-it finally worked!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Born_Immaculate88:
I need some serious help!!! I accidentally flashed a GT- I9000M rom on to my Galaxy S shw-m110s and now I do not know how to fix it. Download mode doesnt work, odin wont do anything, it wont accept my sd card, wont accept my sim, three button bootloader mode doesn't work either. Someone please help!!!:confused::confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoubleDot:
[Q] Bricked my phone while veryfying if 3 button download mode worked

I have a completely stock Bell i9000M with JG2. I never flashed it or tried to apply any fixes. I was just patiently waiting for 2.2.

I read this post and decided to verify if the 3 button was working on my phone

[WARNING!] Do Not flash Any ROM until you can get the 3 buttons DOWNLOAD MODE working

Checked that I could enter recovery mode, that worked. Checked download mode, that worked also... but it wouldn't exit download mode. I waited 10 minutes and finally pulled the battery. Now it won't boot.

Here is the current behavior:

plug in USB -> grey battery and blank screen, alternating every 5 seconds

Power up -> initial boot screen "Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000m..." for 5 seconds and shuts off

enter recovery mode -> nope

enter download mode -> yes, goes to download screen

I found this other post where the phone is displaying the same behavior but apparently he never figured a way out and sent it in for repairs.

[Q] Phone won't boot or enter recovery mode, but download mode is working

Does anybody have an idea on how I can get my phone back up? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoubleDot:
on the right track

I have a bit of progress

I tried leaving the battery out for a longer period... about 10 minutes. That improved the situation enough to allow me into recovery mode and, it also got further into the boot sequence but still not completely. When switched off it displayed the green charging battery.

I then did a factory reset from the recovery screen and it agreed boot.

At least it is booting and I can make calls now but it is refusing to mount the internal SD card and the external SD too. If I remove the external SD card it reverts to not booting at all like in the first post above.

Maybe I have a fried internal SD card... will experiment with different external SD cards to see if the behavior changes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iceage1988:
you can have a look at this

h ttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551

it's useful for the 3B problem phones

i have tried that and my 9000 succeed into the download mode,but...i can't flash the unlock patch,it stuck at "downloading SBL.ini"

and the last time i was trying to flash it,i forget to select"bootloader update"...and now i have a perfect brick...:(

I've no idea what to do next...there's no place to unbrick it...:(:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoubleDot:
NVM

I found this post

POLL: Bell I9000M Internal SD Issues?

it covers the issue I have with my phone. I just sent the unit to Samsung for service. Apparently I have a bad/corrupted internal SD card.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudassar007:
Yeah this is random issue mine has same problem has no relation to rooting or anything as I never rooted mine
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuj25:
[Q] samsung galaxy s bricked

i bricked my samsung galaxy s ,was trying to flash a theme through recovery mode .i can still go into recovery and download mode.

i have a rooted phone with stock jh1 firmware.

will someone help me
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pramathesh:
By brick what exactly do you mean?? Do you have a nandroid backup for the same? If yes go ahead do a factory reset the restore from the back up. If not then let us know so that mode advanced methods can be suggested.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuj25:
i m not sure if i have nandroid back up iwas flashing a theme to recovery mode and my phone rebooted bt it cud not boot and i can just see samsung galaxy s screen cant go ahead...dont work at all than and i can go to download mode and recovery mode with the 3 buttons still...